Japan PM: Brexit would make UK ‘less attractive’ for investment

Britain would be “less attractive” for Japanese investment if it voted for Brexit in June’s referendum, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday.

Speaking to U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron during visit to Downing Street for talks ahead of the G7 summit in Japan May 26-27, Abe said that “it is better for the world that Britain remains in a strong EU.”

“We both want to see more; more jobs, greater growth and increased prosperity for our two great countries,” Cameron said in a statement. “And we both agree that the way to that is through a comprehensive Japan-EU Free Trade Agreement.”

Cameron said that the two leaders agreed to do “everything they can” to make sure an agreement is reached quickly, “so we all can start reaping the benefits.”

The pair also discussed other global challenges, including health and the importance of security co-operation based on “shared experiences” of seeing citizens murdered by ISIL.

Abe is touring Europe this week, and spoke in Germany on Wednesday on the virtues of ramping up government spending,

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